Pithub::GitData::Blobs - Github v3 Git Data Blobs API
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Copyright And License
This software is copyright (c) 2011 by Johannes Plunien.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as the Perl 5
programming language system itself.
perl v5.40.1 2025-06-08 Pithub::GitData::Blobs(3pm)
Description
Since blobs can be any arbitrary binary data, the input and responses for the blob api takes an encoding
parameter that can be either "utf-8" or "base64". If your data cannot be losslessly sent as a UTF-8
string, you can base64 encode it.
Methods
create
• Create a Blob
POST /repos/:user/:repo/git/blobs
Parameters:
• user: mandatory string
• repo: mandatory string
• data: mandatory hashref, having following keys:
• content: mandatory string
• encoding: mandatory string, "utf-8" or "base64"
Examples:
my $b = Pithub::GitData::Blobs->new;
my $result = $b->create(
user => 'plu',
repo => 'Pithub',
data => {
content => 'Content of the blob',
encoding => 'utf-8',
}
);
Response: Status:201Created
{
"sha": "3a0f86fb8db8eea7ccbb9a95f325ddbedfb25e15"
}
get
• Get a Blob
GET /repos/:user/:repo/git/blobs/:sha
Parameters:
• user: mandatory string
• repo: mandatory string
• sha: mandatory string
Examples:
my $b = Pithub::GitData::Blobs->new;
my $result = $b->get(
user => 'plu',
repo => 'Pithub',
sha => 'b7cdea6830e128bc16c2b75efd99842d971666e2',
);
Response: Status:200OK
{
"content": "Content of the blob",
"encoding": "utf-8"
}
Name
Pithub::GitData::Blobs - Github v3 Git Data Blobs API
Version
version 0.01043
